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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- place or region
Meaning
The noun names Plouton's dark domain and the destination contemplated in Phersephone's closing petition (XVIII.8; XXIX.20). It is an ordinary place-word whose character is supplied by its context. It should not be confused with a homonymous wind-name.
Places to read
- Hymn XVIII · Line 8Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
χῶρον
Occurrence inventory
2 in total. XVIII.8; XXIX.20